Electrical system assembly with mounting bracket
AssigneePent Technologies, Inc.
InventorRaymond H. Riner
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Abstract
A bracket assembly for tool-less mounting in a raceway including a pair of substantially identical brackets, mated together, including a first bracket and a second bracket. Each bracket includes a support body, at least one lockable protrusion connected to the support body, at least one protrusion lock connected to the support body and at least one snap connecting mechanism connected to the support body, the at least one connecting mechanism for connecting with a structural member. The at least one lockable protrusion of the first bracket is engaged with at least one protrusion lock of the second bracket to thereby prevent relative movement of the first bracket with the second bracket.
Claims26
A bracket assembly for tool-less mounting in a raceway, comprising:
- a pair of substantially identical brackets, mated together, including a first bracket and a second bracket, each bracket including:
- a support body;
- at least one lockable protrusion connected to said support body;
- at least one protrusion lock connected to said support body;
- and
- at least one snap connecting mechanism connected to said support body, said at least one snap connecting mechanism for connecting with a structural member;
- wherein at least one said lockable protrusion of said first bracket is engaged with at least one said protrusion lock of said second bracket to thereby prevent relative movement of said first bracket with said second bracket.
An electrical system assembly for use in office furniture, comprising:
- at least one pair of substantially identical brackets, including a first bracket and a second bracket, each bracket including:
- a support body;
- at least one lockable protrusion connected to said support body;
- at least one protrusion lock connected to said support body;
- at least one connecting mechanism connected to said support body;
- and
- a wire channel connected to said at least one pair of brackets, at least one said lockable protrusion of said first bracket is engaged with at least one said protrusion lock of said second bracket to thereby prevent relative movement of said first bracket with said second bracket.
A modular wall panel system, comprising:
- a modular wall panel;
- and
- an electrical system assembly, including:
- at least one pair of substantially identical brackets, including a first bracket and a second bracket, each bracket including:
- a support body;
- at least one lockable protrusion connected to said support body;
- at least one protrusion lock connected to said support body;
- at least one connecting mechanism connected to said support body;
- and
- a wire channel connected to said at least one pair of brackets, at least one said lockable protrusion of said first bracket is engaged with at least one said protrusion lock of said second bracket to thereby prevent relative movement of said first bracket with said second bracket.
A method of attaching an electrical distribution assembly to office furniture, comprising the steps of:
- orienting a longitudinal axis of the electrical distribution assembly so that said longitudinal axis is substantially parallel with a raceway in the office furniture;
- aligning a plurality of flexible projections on the electrical distribution assembly with corresponding openings in a wall of said raceway;
- and
- snapping the electrical distribution assembly into said wall of said raceway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.